Mathematical Detective

Children make up more than half of Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants, and as such have found themselves in the firing line since Israel began its offensive against Hamas. Using unprecedented force, the Israeli army has launched raid after raid against the tiny, overcrowded territory, with the inevitable consequence that children have figured heavily among the casualty numbers. According to UN figures, in 17 days, 284 children have been killed and 1,080 wounded — about a third of the total casualties — since the offensive began on December 27. Here we look at the impact of the conflict on Palestinian children.

Palestinian children walk past a destroyed mosque and houses after they were hit by an Israeli missile strike that killed Jawaher Baalusha, 4, and her four sisters in the northern Gaza Strip

A Palestinian man carries his wounded child to the treatment room of Kamal Adwan hospital following an Israeli missile strike in Beit Lahiya


Hosam Hamdan in in Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital intensive care unit after he was wounded and his two sisters killed in an Israeli air strike in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. At least 25% of Palestinians killed during Israel's massive offensive in the Gaza Strip have been civilians.

A wounded Palestinian child screams as she arrives to the al-Shifa hospital after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City
Palestinian boys wounded by an Israeli tank shell wait for treatment at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
A Palestinian woman sits on the floor beside her baby wounded by an Israeli tank shell, at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. An Israeli tank shell killed three Palestinian children in their home in eastern Gaza City.


Palestinian children are seen at the United Nations school where their families took shelter following Israeli strikes, in the refugee camp of Jabaliya

Palestinian children are seen at the United Nations school where their families took shelter following Israeli strikes, in the refugee camp of Jabaliya

Palestinian children with dual nationality watch from inside a bus as it departs the International Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City. About 250 foreigners left Gaza under a Red Cross escort after several attempts to get them out of the conflict-stricken territory were cancelled because of shelling.

I'l be posting more pictures of the conflict. Insyallah... Honestly, im a bit worried since my bro & 4 other Bruneian soldiers are there for the Peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Lebanon have launch rockets to Israel last few days. I haven't spoke with him in days now. The last time we spoke he was stationed at the Lebanon-Israel border. Let us all pray not just for the safety of our brave Bruneian army boys, but also for the Palestinians who have suffered from the attacks of Israel & the US.. yeah the US aswell..